Schedules

• 12:00 am
  All Things Considered
  Boeing Goes to Charleston
  For the first time in the company's history, Boeing will manufacture a commercial jet in a state other than Washington. The company broke ground today for a new factory in South Carolina, where it plans to manufacture its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner passenger plane. Boeing was lured to the south by a generous state incentive package -- and by South Carolina's right-to-work law, which makes it less likely its employees will be unionized.
• 1:00 am
  This Week in Northern California
  Budget Woes / UC Fee Hike Protests / Wells Fargo Settlement
  Host Belva Davis and guests discuss California's projected $21 billion state budget deficit next year; protests over fee hikes and lay offs in the University of California system; and the record setting settlement Attorney General Jerry Brown won from Wells Fargo Bank.
• 1:30 am
  Soundprint
  Meltdown
  Moving at glacier pace once meant to move hardly at all, but no longer. Scientists in Greenland and in Peru are watching glaciers rapidly move forward or retreat -- and even disappear at historic rates. Producer Dan Grossman follows several teams as they record the meltdown of some of the world's largest glaciers.
• 2:00 am
  Commonwealth Club
  Deepak Chopra
  The program's guest is Deepak Chopra, author of "Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul: How to Create a New You." A renowned pioneer in holistic medicine, Chopra joins the program to speak on aging, the many lifestyle diseases he says are the result of the steady loss of energy inside the body -- and how he believes awareness can reverse the process. Chopra appears in conversation with Lata Krishnan, vice chair of the American India Foundation and a member of the Commonwealth Club Board of Governors.
• 3:00 am
  Washington Week
  Senate Health Care Bill
  This will be a working weekend for the Senate as lawmakers hope to begin debate on a sweeping $849 billion plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. The legislation would require most people to have health insurance, but would allow states to opt-out of a proposed government-run insurance plan. It will be an arduous struggle to get the 2,074 page bill passed for a number of reasons, not all of which are political. Karen Tumulty of TIME Magazine will explain why.
• 3:30 am
  Inside Europe
  EU Roundup
  European Union foreign and defense ministers have backed a plan to train up to 2000 Somali troops, as part of wider efforts to tackle piracy in the region. EU foreign policy chief, Javier Solana had earlier said the training mission could be operational as early as next month, but details still need to be fleshed out. The EU tackled other hotspots this week, including Afghanistan, and also tried to rebuild relations with Russia.
• 4:00 am
  It's Your World (a broadcast of the World Affairs Council)
  The Resource Curse - Oil's Impact on the Countries and People That Produce It
  From Iraq and Saudi Arabia to equatorial Guinea and Ecuador, what has been the impact of oil on the countries that produce it? To what extent has petroleum production helped or hurt nations develop not just economically, but also politically and socially? Also, how have campaigns like that of Hugo Chavez's to redistribute oil wealth in Venezuela created new economic and political crises? With a focus on the rebels, royalty, environmentalists, indigenous activists, dictators and CEOs associated with the petroleum industry, Peter Maass examines the world that oil has created. A contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine, Maass has reported from the Balkans, Middle East, Asia, South America and Africa for The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, and Slate.
• 5:00 am
  Weekend Edition
  The Digital Medical Records Goldmine
  The government has made up to $45 billion available as doctors and hospitals across the country digitize their medical records. This has created what amounts to a gold rush for major technology firms, who have started to compete to win those accounts.
MORNING
• 7:00 am
  Weekend Edition
  

  Perspectives7:36am & 8:36am
  
  
• 9:00 am
  Weekend Edition
  
• 10:00 am
  Car Talk
  Click and Clack tackle the tougher questions of the automobile world.
• 11:00 am
  Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me
  This quiz show takes a fresh, fast-paced and irreverent look at the week's events. NPR veteran newscaster Carl Kassell is the program's judge, scorekeeper, and quiz show impersonator extraordinaire.
AFTERNOON
• 12:00 pm
  This American Life
  Starting from Scratch
  The show presents stories of people starting over -- sometimes because they want to, other times because they have to.
• 1:00 pm
  Radio Specials
  Rising By Degrees (American RadioWorks)
  The U.S. is facing a dramatic demographic challenge. Young Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of the population, and they are the least likely to go to college. Experts say the future of the American economy is at stake, because higher education is essential in the 21st century economy. This documentary tells the story of Latino students working towards a college degree -- and why it's so hard for them to get what they want.
• 2:00 pm
  Radio Specials
  Workplace Safety
  Last year, Cal-OSHA, the state agency charged with protecting employees from workplace hazards, said more than 400 workers died from job-related injuries in California. In addition, Cal-OSHA identifies thousands of non-fatal injuries each year. On the November edition of KQEDs Health Dialogues, we explore some of the most dangerous sectors of the economy, including agriculture, construction and manufacturing. How effective is Cal-OSHA in enforcing the law, and what rights do all workers have in our state?
• 3:00 pm
  BBC World Service
  
• 4:00 pm
  Living On Earth
  Our Carbon Saturated Oceans
  The Global Carbon Project just released its yearly carbon budget, and they've found that our current CO2 emissions put us on track to warm six degrees by 2100. New research suggests that the world's oceans, responsible for absorbing a quarter of all our CO2 emissions, are maxing out and may not be able to keep soaking up our excess carbon. Host Jeff Young talks with Columbia University researcher Dr. Samar Khatiwala to ask about the ocean's capacity to keep absorbing carbon dioxide.
• 5:00 pm
  All Things Considered
  
EVENING
• 6:00 pm
  A Prairie Home Companion
  
• 8:00 pm
  Selected Shorts
  Adventures in London and the Wild West
  Paul Hecht reads The Road Home by Rose Tremain; and James Cromwell reads Cary Grants Suit by Todd McEwen.
• 9:00 pm
  Studio 360
  Darwin: A Life In Poems
  This year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species." Charles Darwin's great-great-granddaughter, Ruth Padel tells her famous ancestor's life story all in verse. One poem describes Darwin's awe at the sea life that washed up on the deck of the Beagle. Another poem tackles how his scientific ideas did not square with his wife Emma's deep religious faith.
• 10:00 pm
  This American Life
  Starting from Scratch
  The show presents stories of people starting over -- sometimes because they want to, other times because they have to.
• 11:00 pm
  Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me
  This quiz show takes a fresh, fast-paced and irreverent look at the weeks events. NPR veteran newscaster Carl Kassell is the programs judge, scorekeeper, and quiz show impersonator extraordinaire.